Lords of Acid, the Belgian electro-industrial-techno outfit fronted by the legendary Praga Khan, has returned with Deep Chills, the outfit’s first new album in 12 years. Khan & longtime collaborator Erhan Kurkun (music and arrangements) follow up the smash success of the comeback single Little Mighty Rabbit with an all-new sonic orgy. From the Our Little Secret-era bounce of “Pop That Tooshie” to the driven, acid-house-flavored, anthemic beats of “Children of Acid” and the elecro-rock vibe of “Love Bus,” Deep Chills offers an innovative, updated take on the deviant sounds that make Lords of Acid so loved. Not ones to shy away from a little experimentation, Khan and Co. expand their musical repertoire in all sorts of interesting directions. The surf rock and punk flavored “Surfin’ Hedgehog” will have you singing along instantly. The alt-country tinged “Slip N Slide” answers the question “What if Cowboy Junkies wrote really, really dirty songs?” The track “Paranormal Activity” features guest vocals by Zak Bagans (TV Host/Producer for Ghost Adventures and Paranormal Challenge, NY Times best-selling author of Dark World) and blends dark, menacing, stabbing trip-hop, haunting synths, and classic Lords of Acid grooves. Now, despite numerous lineup changes, world tours, over 2.5 million album sales, and every possible point of crisis and conflict a band can face, Lords of Acid returns with a new crew of deviants, dilettantes, and sonically transmitted diseases.

Blue Stahli arrives at your party in suave style, with a bombshell on each arm and martini in hand—but by night’s end he will be throwing burning couches into your pool. Such is the one-two punch of the debut self-titled album, 10 tracks of cathartically vengeful alternative rock with a streak of Ray-Bansporting electro-funk that gives it a sexiness punk never had. Stahli doesn’t shy away from playing with the reigning dance styles of our day, but each track retains the distinct flavor that wrenches your head open, climbs in, and uses your brainy bits to pantomime Pete Townsend’s entire history of guitar-smashing. With powerful vocal hooks and a knack for hybridizing genres—such as album closer “Give Me Everything You’ve Got’s” epic flash-bang of frenetic punk riffage and dubstep bass warble—Blue Stahli is an album aimed squarely at the front lines of alternative music.

Following the band’s critically-acclaimed debut album, Stone Axe returns with an album so steeped in ’70s rock ‘n’ roll that one might feel the urge to feather their hair, break out the denim vest, and fire up the Camero! This two-disc deluxe CD set features the original album, which celebrates everything that we’ve come to love about rock music as rock preservationist and bandleader Tony Reed channels his collective influences to near-perfection. The second disc includes over an hour of bonus material that was previously only available on the band’s vinyl releases and various compilations.

MOOG, THE
SEASONS IN THE UNDERGROUND
MSR-MuSick Recordings, Inc.
Allegro Price: $8.79

If you dare to touch the pen of the menacing Statue of Anonymous that sits in the court of Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest, it is said to make you a better writer. The Moog, who hail from Hungary’s biggest city, have had the unfair advantage of hanging out with the mystery man their entire teenage lives, and it left a mark. With the release of their third full-length, the band is set to claim its title as the country’s hottest commodity! The Moog combine the sexiness of dirty garage rock with warm synth fuzz and massive pop hooks to bypass the dark matter of familiarity in their genre. The boys are no strangers to working with the biggest names in the industry; their last two albums include collaborations with Jack Endino (renowned for his work on Nirvana’s Bleach) and Geoff Ott (Queens of the Stone Age, Mark Lanegan). This time around, The Moog went after the man that inspired them, Ken Scott, who has engineered albums by The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, and more. The Moog encapsulated Scott’s unique vision and created their own version of rock ‘n’ roll essence, and Seasons in the Underground is the sound of a band leaving behind comparisons to incite their own sonic revolution.

Eleh was formed in 1999 as an exploration of analog synthesis. The group creates highly minimal and deeply personal/spiritual pure analog electro-acoustic music with emphasis on tonal juxtapositions, harmonic intervals, bass tones, and various acoustic phenomenon. Eleh’s work emphasizes the physical presence of sound as it has been inspired by the physical world.

Kaya, a worldwide bestselling author on dream interpretation, was also a platinum-selling Canadian recording artist before he was inspired by a series of visions to turn his attention entirely onto his spiritual path.

Now, 15 years later, Kaya returns as a worldwide bestselling author and thought leader whose music has a new purpose as a vehicle to express the message of hope and inspiration that he has been refining for so many years.

Born Under the Star of Change features 13 original tracks. The album includes top New York musicians Russ DeSalvo (Celine Dion, Paul McCartney), Frank Vilardi (Al Green, Suzanne Vega, Carly Simon), Anthony Fedorov (Season 4 “American Idol” finalist), Karmine Alers (Broadway’s RENT), John Siegler (Todd Rundgren, Hall & Oates), Peter Schwartz (David Bowie, U2), and Bill Heller.